Georgia national under-20 rugby union team

Georgia

Union	Georgian Rugby Union
Nickname(s)	Junior Lelos
Emblem(s)	Crepuscular rays
Coach(es)	Ilia Maisuradze
Change kit

The Georgia national under-20 rugby union team is Georgia's junior national team.

Georgia defeated Portugal 44-14 in the final of the European Under-19 Championship to qualify for the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy.^[1][2] In 2015 they are been promoted to World Rugby Under 20 Championship after winning the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy and in 2017, Georgia will host the World Rugby Under 20 Championship.^[3]

Current squad

2016 U20 World Cup extented squad

Georgia U20
Pos.	Name	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
HK	Luka Goginava	10 April 1996		Locomotive Tbilisi
HK	Giga Khuroshvili	17 February 1996		Armazi Tbilisi
HK	Lasha Sajaia	3 November 1996		Jiki Gori
PR	Ushang Cheishvili	29 August 1997		Aia Kutaisi
PR	Rezi Dugladze	5 December 1997		Lelo Saracens
PR	Tornike Mataradze	18 October 1996		Aia Kutaisi
PR	Giorgi Melikidze	24 May 1996	2	Stade Français
PR	Nika Neparidze	18 February 1996		ASM Clermont Auvergne
PR	Guram Papidze	16 June 1997		Qochebi Bolnisi
PR	Lasha Tabidze	4 July 1997		Union Bordeaux Bègles
LK	Gaga Arabuli	26 March 1996		Locomotive Tbilisi
LK	Mikheil Babunashvili	31 May 1996		Aia Kutaisi
LK	Demur Epremidze			Qochebi Bolnisi
LK	Giorgi Javakhia	24 September 1996		Lyon OU
LK	Tornike Zoidze	10 May 1996		ASM Clermont Auvergne
FL	Otar Giorgadze	2 March 1996	2	ASM Clermont Auvergne
FL	Vano Putkaradze	6 October 1996		Batumi RC
FL	Irakli Tskhadadze	1 August 1996		Armazi Tbilisi
FL	Giorgi Tsutskiridze	26 November 1996		CA Brive
N8	Beka Gorgadze	8 February 1996	7	Stade Montois
N8	Ilia Spanderashvili	10 September 1997		Armia Tbilisi
SH	Gela Aprasidze	14 January 1998		Lelo Saracens
SH	Vasil Lobzhanidze	14 October 1996	15	Armazi Tbilisi
SH	Lasha Mamucharashvili	15 April 1996		Locomotive Tbilisi
FH	Giorgi Gulmagarashvili			Sharks Academy
FH	Davit Modzgvrishvili	16 September 1997		Academia Tbilisi
CE	Giorgi Gogoladze	27 October 1997		Armia Tbilisi
CE	Sandro Iluridze	16 January 1996		Academia Tbilisi
CE	Guram Kandaurashvili	14 July 1996		Kharebi Rustavi
CE	Giorgi Koshadze	9 February 1996		Kharebi Rustavi
CE	Giorgi Kveseladze	1997		Iunkerebi
CE	Tornike Managadze	3 January 1996		Aia Kutaisi
WG	Davit Meskhi	20 September 1997		Armia Tbilisi
WG	Lado Miminoshvili	4 January 1997		Batumi RC
WG	Luka Yurini	17 May 1997		Lyon OU
FB	Sandro Merkvilishvili	3 February 1996		Armia Tbilisi
FB	Mirian Modebadze	27 October 1997		Aia Kutaisi
FB	Rati Shanidze	30 August 1996		Lelo Saracens
FB	Irakli Svanidze	2 July 1996	1	Jiki Gori

Management

• Ilia Maisuradze - Head Coach
• Lado Kilasonia, Zurab Amonashvili and Gaga Gureshidze - Assistant Coaches
• Irakli Chkonia and Giorgi Nadareishvii - Strength & Conditioning
• Liam Robinson and Irakli Shaorshidze - Physiotherapists
• Vakhtang Tsiklauri - Team Doctor
• Davit Ramishvili - Video Analyst

2012 Junior World Trophy

Pool

•  Georgia 31 - 17 Canada 
•  Georgia 43 - 7 Zimbabwe 
•  Japan 36 - 29 Georgia 

3rd place

•  Tonga 31 - 29 Georgia 

See also

• Georgia national rugby union team

References

1. World Rugby.org (4 May 2015). "Georgia U20s hope to add to feel-good factor". Retrieved 15 May 2015.
2. "Georgia win U19 title and qualify for Trophy". World Rugby.org. 23 October 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
3. World Rugby.org (14 May 2015). "Georgia to host World Rugby U20 Championship 2017". Retrieved 15 May 2015.

External links

• Georgia Rugby Union Official Site